Vetting Result.....

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Well my mare was vetted today - but unfortunately the vet would not pass her after trotting up lame on the left hind on the flexion test.

She behaved impeccably, stood pateiently being prodded and poked - she was perfect.

She has windgalls on her hind legs anyway but the vet stated there was a fluid swelling on the fetlock joint and that's what he thinks may be linked to her trotting up lame. I am absolutely gutted - the buyer has said she wants to sleep on the news from the vet and think about it. This was the one and only fault.....words cannot describe how I'm feeling right now.
 
I'm sorry to hear that your horse failed the vet.Does the vet think she may have just injured herself in the field and it is nothing to worry about or is the vet worried there is something more sinister going on?
The same thing happened to me a few years ago when I was selling my horse.He came up lame on the vetting and on inspection it was discovered he had a lump on his hock.Luckily it was no more than a sprain and returned to normal a few months down the line.
 
sorry to hear that......although I'm not really sure a vetting is any use....I bought my boy who passed the vetting, and 17 months on he's got muscle problems all over, and issues with both hocks, stifle and fetlock joints. He was fit at the time but the wheels fell off afterwards...hopefully your buyer will think things through logically

good luck xxx
 
I've had her 2 years and she's always had the windgalls. The vet said he thought the swelling around the fetlock was pretty much like a windgall too, he could not say what he thought had caused it etc. She was perfectly sound to be ridden - was literally just this one flexion test. I reguarly hack and jump her and have never had any problems with her. The vet just said he doesn't know how long she'd stay sound for.........or if she'd ever go lame...........talk about covering your arse......!
 
That is a shame, but as a buyer unless it could be proved that it was not an ongoing thing, it would put me off
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However all horses go lame, just a shame it happened on the vetting day
 
If it showed nothing horrid then, all systems go.

Good luck
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and ((( hugs )))

Why not leave it afew days and if she goes sound invite them back, if they like her that much they will consider it
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I think flexion tests are horrible - even if there's nothing wrong, one of the best ways to injure a joint would be to hold it in an unnatural position and then force the horse to use it.
 
Sorry it failed! You must be gutted esp after having to pay out for it.

I had new new horse vetted thursday and she passed but i flet sick all morning with nerves so i can imagine how you felt.

I lost my horse very recently and this horse found me but how ever upset you feel believe that things happen for a reason becuase there is another horse out there for you with your name on it.

Im sure my beautiful girl that passed away recently paired up me with my new horse!
 
Sorry to hear this. I never knw which is worse, having a horse vetted to sell or having one vetted to buy!

I know there is debate about flexion tests but I think getting your mare examined further is a very good idea. My friend's horse recently "failed" a vetting and she investigated the two issues with her vet and a specialist vet and the outcome was that the original buyer bought the horse!
 
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